Vessel-raising device.



B. J. SPENCER.

VESSEL RAISING DEVICE. APPLIOATION IILED'AUG. 4, 1911.

Patented May 7, 1912.

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WITNESSES: I [NVENTOR I B J- F Atlorney s B. J. SPENCER.

VESSEL RAISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1911.

Patented May 7, 1912.

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WITNESSES UNITED sTATn-s PATEN OFFICE.

BYRON J. SPENCER, or roar STEVENS, OREGON.

vnssmi-mrsme DEVICE.

1,025,930. Application filed August 4,

To all whom it may concern: a Be it known that I, BYRON J. SPENCER, acitiien of the United States, residing at Fort Stevens, in the county ofClatsop and State 'of Oregon,-have invented certain new and'useful'Improvements in Vess'eLRaising Devices; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to vesselsand more particularly to means for raising. sunkenvessels. v r An objectof the invention'is to provide means to be carried upon the vessel toreadily facilitate raising the latter should it sink. I l Another objectis to provide .cables and means for connecting thecables to the frame ofthe vessels so that the latter may be readily raised to the surface ofthe water by the usual hoisting means now employed for raising sunkenvessels, and, another object is to provide means to which the ends ofthe cable may be readily connected, said cable and connecting meansservingfor attaching the hoisting hooks to readily raise the vessel.Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter'set forth and pointedout in the specification and clai In the accompanying drawings which aremade a part of this .applicatijon'yFigure 1 is a longitudinal view of avessel to which is secured my raising means, the hull of the boat beingshown in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on" the line 22of Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view .-on theline 33 of Fig.2.' L

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding partsthroughout the several views, 1 represents theribs'or framework of a boat, which have a hull 2 secured thereto "in theusual manner. Passing through the ribsl such length that the roundedportion 5 con- Specification' of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay 1912;

191 S'erialNo. 642,826.

necting the le'gs 3 project for some distance from the ribs 1 to allow acable 6 to'be passed therethrough. The U-shaped bolts are passed throughthe ribs 1 at suitable spaced distances and the cable 6 is passedtherethrough, said cable extending from cured'through the braces of thecabin-or cabins of a boat and secured in a manner similar to the firstmentioned U-shaped bolts. The cables 8 have their outer endssecured'through upperrings 9 and connect ed to the rings 7 and 9 are thehorizontally extending cables. 10 and 11, which pass around the cabin orcabins, or through the same, as may be desired, it being-understood thatopposite ends of these horizontally extendingcables 10 and,11,"respectively,'are secured within the. rings 7 and 9. 5 Itwill beunderstood that the U-shaped bolts may be passed through any of the ribsand supportsdesired to place the rin 7 and 9 at the desired points. ,Itwill also be understood that any number of rings and cables may beemployed.

It will be evldent that any boat carrying the-cableslfi, 8, 10 and 11connected thereto in the manner. above described may be easily raisedfrom the bottom of a stream or river .by the usual hoisting mechanismemployed evident that this above described raising means may beconnected with vessels already sunken to facilitate the raising of thesame to the surface to be re aired and again put in use. Itwill alsoevident that as all of the parts are of extremely simple formation andthe manner of conmeeting the arts with a vessel is also extremely simpe, the employment of the same will be very inexpensive.

"What I claim is: Asling for raising ships and the like comprisingcables adapted to bedisposed against In testimony whereof I have signedmy the frames of a ship, U-shaped anchorlng name to this specificationin the presence of 'members having their ends extended two subscribingwitnesses.

through said frames and impinging said BYRON J. SPENCER. 5 cablesthereagainst, rings secured to the Witnesses:

free ends of said cables, and horizontally H. G. WOOD,

arranged cables secured to said rings. 1 A. B. WATSON.

